Readers react to city tourist tax proposal
FOLLOWING the leader of the council’s suggestion to charge a city tourist tax, readers have been quick to have their say.
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In his role as chair of the Tourism Board for the Local Government Association (LGA), Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson suggested cities, potentially including Portsmouth, should levy a hotel surcharge to generate money to reinvest in the tourist industry. Cllr Vernon-Jackson cited dwindling council budgets and successful taxation schemes in the USA and mainland Europe. Here’s a flavour of what people had to say.
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